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Petrol station development boom an investors dream

Over the next 12 months, 186 new petrol stations will be built nationally despite the rise in electric cars entering the market. According to commercial real estate business CBRE’s petrol station specialist, Joseph...

Down the drain: wrong fuel costs diesel drivers millions

Diesel drivers are wasting millions of dollars every year by mistakenly filling their cars with the wrong fuel. The claim was made by Wrong Fuel Rescue, which describes itself as “Australia’s leading specialist...

Charge road users to compensate for electric cars, urges AAA

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is calling on the government to start replacing fuel excise with a road-user charge. The reason for the AAA’s call to action, according to the Australian Financial Review,...

ACT to ban ‘confusing’ fuel discount boards

Service stations in the ACT will no longer be able to display discounted prices on fuel boards under new laws. The laws are designed to protect motorists from ‘pricing confusion’ in the state. Minister...

Woolworths Group to sell petrol business to EG Group

Woolworths Group has entered into a binding agreement to sell its 540 Woolworths-owned fuel-convenience sites to EG Group for $1.725 billion. EG Group describes itself as “the leading independent petrol forecourt retailer in...

Fuel boycott raises concern for staff safety

The safety of staff has become a growing concern following recent social-media calls for a fuel boycott of service stations. Some customers are unhappy at what they see as high fuel prices. In...

BP Australia donates $50,000 in fuel to support farmers

BP Australia will donate $50,000 in fuel to support drought-hit farmers. The network made the announcement yesterday morning on Channel Nine’s Today show. Today launched its Drought Relief Appeal last Thursday morning. The funds...

UK petrol prices on the rise for 59 days straight

The latest RAC Fuel Watch data has shown that UK supermarkets raised the price of petrol and diesel every single day from March 26 to May 23. In those 59 days, the...
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